In 2007, Professor Maxim Sytch published a paper titled "Joint Dependence and Embeddedness: Reshaping Interorganizational Relationships and Exchange Dynamics." In this work, Sytch and his coauthor identify how joint dependence can shape relational embeddedness in inter-organizational relationships. Joint dependence stimulates relational closeness, collaborative action, and fine-grained information exchange between partners. These dynamics improve the performance of inter-organizational exchanges and reduce uncertainty within the relationship. Additionally, they reshape the exchange logic associated with interdependence, moving from an emphasis on power and leverage to a focus on relational embeddedness and mutual collaboration. This work has served as a potent counter to previous organizational and economic theories that associated interdependence with power, leverage, and mutual holdup. However, Sytch demonstrated that joint dependence can foster stronger bonds between exchange partners, leading to more effective exchanges without the looming threat of retaliation. Furthermore, the concept of joint dependence underscores that reducing relational uncertainty does not necessarily require less dependence on that partner. On the contrary, a mutual increase in dependence can foster relational closeness within the exchange, reducing opportunism, enhancing collaboration, and improving the performance of exchange relationships.